Kragax Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 OK, heres the deal, I have left my CR123 LiFeP04 batteries on charge overnight because I didn't want to stay up and wait for them. Now the SOBs don't want to hold a charge for very long The joker "goes to blue" in a matter of minutes. Did the charger damage them? Shouldn't it just "green light" and stay there? Any opinions? I don't know squat about LiFeP04 batteries.....help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 (edited) Does the unit shut off, or just go to blue? Reason I ask is because with a Joye 510 (2.2ohm), my light always turns blue because the LiFePO4's can't hold over 5.2V under load. I've also had it do this with a carto from time to time. May also clean out your connector on the Joker to make sure there's no juice in it. I would try another atty or carto and see if it does the same thing. If you have a meter, check the voltage of the batteries... fresh charged will be about 3.6V. After a little use, they should hang around 3.2V for a while. Oh - The charge isn't suppose to over charge, but IDK. Edited September 6, 2010 by Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffb Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 I leave my batteries in the charger over night all the time. When the light turns green on the chrger it shouldn't be charging anymore. I think Brian may be on to something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 (edited) I'll add that I've never used the LiFePO4s that came with the Joker. I'm using Tenergy LiFePO4s. Moved to Technical Issues. Edited September 6, 2010 by Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragax Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 It just goes blue, for awhile then seems to die off sooner than before. Ill try a new carto. TNX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragax Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Right Then! My thanks, I changed the carto out (it was fairly new) and my problem has been resolved. TA DA. You guys are great, I love this place. I also order some tenergey batteries as well. Do you think they will charge on my CR123 charger? they are 750mah vs 300. I don't think that it is an issue at all, but Battery Junction said the didn't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I don't see why not, since they are both LiFePO4, but I don't know enough about batteries to say. I never could find any info on the batteries that came with the Joker. You may shoot vaprlife an email and ask if it's okay. Here's the kit I ordered... 6 batts and charger for $37. BatteryJunction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragax Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 Same one here. I have to put the meter on it when it gets here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I don't see why not, since they are both LiFePO4, but I don't know enough about batteries to say. I never could find any info on the batteries that came with the Joker. You may shoot vaprlife an email and ask if it's okay. Here's the kit I ordered... 6 batts and charger for $37. BatteryJunction Crap - that was a typo - should be $27, not $37. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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